https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=277840 A stay of investigation only suspends further police inquiry and does not erase the FIR or invalidate investigation already completed. A Magistrate's remand order is a separate judicial act, passed in exercise of judicial discretion, and is distinct from police investigation under the Code. Because the petitioner's custody flowed from a valid judicial remand rather than unlawful confinement, the essential basis for habeas corpus relief was absent. Judicial custody in these circumstances was therefore not illegal, and release could not be sought on the ground that the investigation had been stayed. en-us Tue, 07 Aug 2012 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 26 Dec 2018 12:52:51 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=277840 A stay of investigation only suspends further police inquiry and does not erase the FIR or invalidate investigation already completed. A Magistrate's remand order is a separate judicial act, passed in exercise of judicial discretion, and is distinct from police investigation under the Code. Because the petitioner's custody flowed from a valid judicial remand rather than unlawful confinement, the essential basis for habeas corpus relief was absent. Judicial custody in these circumstances was therefore not illegal, and release could not be sought on the ground that the investigation had been stayed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 07 Aug 2012 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=277840